Markus Ranum: An Idealist To A Fault
Markus Ranum is a highly-respected (for good reason) information security professional who has done a ton of cool stuff during his multiple decades in the…
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Good DRM | Daniel Miessler
I will, in the course of my information security career, become well versed on the topic of Digital Rights Management. The reasons for this are…
I Love Indian People | Daniel Miessler
October 2005 For no particular reason at all I just feel like mentioning how much I like, and have always liked, Indian people. To start…
Passive Learning | Daniel Miessler
Many people who read this blog are familiar with what I call passive learning — the phenomenon that causes one to be far better at…
Reading News The GTD Way
The way most of us take in daily news is horribly inefficient. The problem isn’t how fast we read, or even what sites we go…
Security: Identification, Authentication, and Authorization
Many grapple with the concept of authentication in information security. What tends to happen is that they confuse authentication with identification or authorization. They are…
A Possible Path to ASI
I’ve had what I think is a good definition for AGI for a while now, but ASI has been more elusive—at least for me. The…
When Will Windows Be Ready For The Desktop?
You’d think certain things would come second nature to a major OS — things like network connection handling or returning to full functionality when coming…
Firefox QuickSearches + Delicious Search = Godlike Powers
I was looking for a bookmark of mine on delicious a moment ago and did so in a very primitive way — I went to…
How To Use Python To Get Your External IP
I was having some issues involving losing connectivity to a system of mine due to a dynamic IP. Normally one would just use a dynamic…
The Power Of Firefox Quicksearches
One of the coolest (yet little-known) features in Firefox is the ability to search virtually any website via your address bar. To do this, simply…
Why Consultants Have A Bad Name
I’ve always heard two things about IT consultants — 1. they make tons of money, and 2. they don’t know much. In short, I’ve always…